Thanks so much for dropping by the Frugal Female Abroad! My name is Beth and I’ll be your host.

As the name suggests, I love travelling and I try and take affordable trips that anyone can emulate. My favourite types of adventures are very active ones. I love walking around and exploring new places, including hiking and bushwalking. I also love seeing things, learning things and experiencing new cultures and food.

If that sounds like you too, then you’ve come to the right place!

I hope you stick around for a while and read some of the travel stories and insights that are posted here.


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  • TIPS FOR VISITING ULURU AND KATA TJUTA / AUSTRALIA

    TIPS FOR VISITING ULURU AND KATA TJUTA / AUSTRALIA

    The sandstone monolith Uluru and the domes of Kata Tjuta are some of Australia’s most famous rock formations, and they are situated in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. This national park was listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 and it is a significant cultural area for the Australian Aboriginal peoples. I travelled…

  • MOVIE WORLD GOLD COAST / AUSTRALIA

    MOVIE WORLD GOLD COAST / AUSTRALIA

    It’s tough waking up to this view every morning… Today is our third day of our trip! After our super fun day yesterday, it was a no-brainer that we would choose to check out Movie World! It’s a bit more of a hike to get there, but as we have the car, it’s all good.…

  • TRAVELLING SYDNEY TO OSAKA / JAPAN

    TRAVELLING SYDNEY TO OSAKA / JAPAN

    [lwptoc numeration=”none” title=”Jump to:”] Kate and I leave home about 10.30pm the night before we are due to fly out to Japan and drive the 5 hours to Sydney. I stopped halfway for a little nap, but neither of us could sleep as we were too excited! Our flight is due to depart from Sydney…

  • SEA WORLD GOLD COAST / AUSTRALIA

    SEA WORLD GOLD COAST / AUSTRALIA

    Before we left for our trip, I had bought a 7-day holiday pass for entry into Sea World, Wet n Wild, and Movie World. Our biggest decision this morning was picking which park we would go to first. We decided that since Sea World was closest to where we were staying, we would check it…

  • TRAVELLING SYDNEY TO THE GOLD COAST / AUSTRALIA

    TRAVELLING SYDNEY TO THE GOLD COAST / AUSTRALIA

    I had really wanted to take the kids to the Gold Coast and the theme parks for quite some time now, but it was always financially out of reach to do a holiday like this. As soon as we were able to, I did some poking around on the internet and found a holiday package…

  • TRAVEL PLANNING / JAPAN

    TRAVEL PLANNING / JAPAN

    I’ve always wanted to travel but starting a family early meant that has been out of the question for some time now. I always told the kids that when they turned 18, I would take them to a destination of their choice. Then because I was getting a bit antsy, I lowered the age limit…